I have made a theme for Jekyll which is based on the Bulma frontend framework. It might look familiar, because I am also using it for this site. If you like the look of this theme then I thought I would write a little blog post about how to use it for your own site and how you can use it with GitHub Pages.
Getting started with Bulma Clean Theme for Jekyll
Why use a static site generator
There are many ways to make a website and many different CMS platforms you can use, such as WordPress and Joomla, as well as site builder tools that offer you drag and drop interfaces, but what about static site generators?
Why do I always use Laravel?
I often get asked why I use Laravel for a lot of projects. I get comments such as its too big for this project, its overkill, you can write something better yourself that’s simpler and easier to use.
Making multiple post types in Jekyll
Recently I decided to make a new section of my website for short stories. This presented my with a dilemma about how best to make multiple post types using Jekyll and GitHub Pages. I found a few different ways people have done it in the past, but I found Collections were the best way of doing it so I thought I would share how I did it.
Time for an update, using Bulma framework
It has been a long time since I last updated the design of my site and as a Frontend Developer it didn’t seem right to wait any longer. I have used a variety of different frontend frameworks in the past, from Foundation, to Bootstrap, but this time I wanted something different, so with a cup of coffee in hand I started looking for something new.
First impressions of Vue.js
I’ve been looking into different JavaScript frameworks for a while and there seems to be a big following for Vue.js throughout the Laravel community. Therefore, I thought I had better give it a look and see what its all about.
Latest Posts
Using when with the Laravel Http Client
Here’s a little tip I discovered that I haven’t seen documented anywhere. You can use when() and unless() with the Laravel Http client.
New book announcement!
Announcing the new book, The Little-Astwick Mysteries - Trouble at the church, by C.S. Rhymes. It is now available for pre-order on the Amazon Kindle store for £2.99, with the release date of the 1st February 2024.
Using prettier to format your Jekyll theme
I have been using prettier for a few years to automatically format code, especially JavaScript and TypeScript projects, as it helps standardise the output on a shared code project. I have maintained a few different Jekyll themes over the years and wanted to use the power of prettier to automatically format code consistently.
